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24. <br /> On March 27, 2024, Ms. Eschete, on behalf of LARC, signed a Cooperative Endeavor <br /> Agreement with LCBT, per the rules of the grant, and Mr. Gray signed on behalf of the LCBT. <br /> The grant,per the rules,was paid in two installments: 75 percent, or$15,000, was paid before the <br /> Festival, and the remainder, $5,000, was paid upon submission of a post-event Final Report that <br /> stated among other things whether the event lost money or made a profit; how, if there were no <br /> deficit,the revenue would be spent by the grant recipient, and how the grant was spent. <br /> 25. <br /> On March 28, 2023, LCBT issued check no. 14628 to Lafourche Arc in the amount of <br /> $15,000.00.On December 11,2023,LARC submitted to LCBT the Final Report,which stated that <br /> Festival made a profit of$24,442.37. On December 20, 2023, LCBT issued check no 14968 to <br /> Lafourche Arc in the amount of$5,000.00. <br /> 26. <br /> LCBT grant funds were used to secure the event location, marketing and marketing <br /> materials and launching our advertisement campaign through television, radio, social media and <br /> digital billboards. While Amplify handled Festival social media, Ms. Hebert,Ms. Dugas, and Ms. <br /> Eschete stated that LARC and Amplify worked, according to Ms. Dugas, "hand-in-hand" on <br /> marketing with regard to other media. For example, Ms. Hebert established contact with <br /> WWLTV's Great Day in Louisiana about interest in a LARC spot, but scheduling was left to <br /> LARC. <br /> Page 7 of 16 <br />